Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
Band-tailed Nighthawk (Nyctiprogne leucopyga) - HBW 5, p. 336
French: Engoulevent leucopyge
German: Bindenschwanz-Nachtschwalbe
Spanish: Añapero Colibandeado
Taxonomy: Caprimulgus leucopygus Spix, 1825, wooded shores of the Amazon.
Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- pallida Phelps & Phelps, Jr., 1952 - W & C Venezuela and possibly NE Colombia.
- leucopyga (Spix, 1825) - E Venezuela E through the Guianas and N Brazil.
- exigua Friedmann, 1945 - S Venezuela and E Colombia.
- pallida Phelps & Phelps, Jr., 1952 - W & C Venezuela and possibly NE Colombia.
- leucopyga (Spix, 1825) - E Venezuela E through the Guianas and N Brazil.
- exigua Friedmann, 1945 - S Venezuela and E Colombia.
- latifascia Friedmann, 1945 - extreme S Venezuela.
- majuscula Pinto & Camargo, 1952 - W & C Brazil and N & E Bolivia; recently recorded in NE Peru.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A group flying Locality Junglaven, Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela
Josep del Hoyo 3 March 2002 9 years ago 15 sec 2.2 -
A individual foraging at dawn near Caicara river, in the northern boundary of the ranch. Locality Hato El Cedral, Apure State, Venezuela (ssp pallida)
DAVID ASCANIO 5 May 2010 1 year ago 8 sec 2
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One bird in flight at night
Locality Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil
Tomas Grim 9 July 2009 25 weeks ago 2.9
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One bird near the Javaés River. Locality Tocantins State, Brazil
(ssp leucopyga)
Ciro Albano 5 July 2008 2 years ago 4
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